How To Use This Manual ATC6430M Mainboard
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
This manual is written in a user-friendly style. It would be
advisable for users to read it in an orderly sequence :
1. For Hardware Information:
Read COMPONENT LOCATION DIAGRAM, Page A: QUICK JUMPER &
CONNECTOR SETTING, Page B: Slot 1 and CPU Installation, Page C:
CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS DESCRIPTION and Page D:List of Packaging.
2. For Mainboard and System Features:
Read “Chapter 1 System Features” , and you will find helpful information
on mainboard and system features. Especially, when you want to do some
feature setup, detailed instructions are provided therein to help you through.
3. For CPU, Memory and Drivers Installation:
Read “Chapter 2 Installation” for your CPU, memory and application drivers
installation. Detailed instructions are provided to guide all kinds of users.
4. For BIOS Update and Setup:
Read “Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup” for updating your mainboard BIOS and
setting up your BIOS Configuration.
5. For other Technical Support:
Read “APPENDIX A”, fill and send the Request Form to your dealer for other
technical support.
The default settings on a mainboard is not necessarily what user expects. A
user-friendly manual would be the handiest assistant to help change the on-board
configuration or default setting. In case this manual cannot solve all your problems,
please ask your dealer for help and be sure the warranty on your system is still valid.
REMARK: Intel® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
All other brands and product names are registered trademarks of their respective companies
ATC6430M Mainboard Contents
CONTENTS
QUICK JUMPER & CONNECTOR SETTING..........................A
SLOT 1 AND PENTIUM II/III INSTALLATION...................B
CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS DESCRIPTION....................C
CHECKLIST OF PACKAGING................................................D
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 System Features ......................................................1
1-1 Introduction.............................................................................. 1
1-2 System Specifications................................................................2
1-3 Features Highlight...................................................................... ...3
1-3-1 Add-on Features for VGA in Intel 810.................................4
1-3-2 Add-on Features for Audio...................................................4
1-3-3 AMR and AC'97 CODEC Controller...................................5
1-3-4 Software Power Off Control.................................................5
1-3-5 Modem Ring On...................................................................6
1-3-6 SB-Link Sideband Signal.....................................................6
1-3-7 Ultra DMA 66 Cable(Optional)............................................7
1-3-8 Wake-On-LAN......................................................................8
CHAPTER 2 Installation..................................................................9
2-1 Installation Procedure .................................................................9
2-2 CPU Installation...........................................................................10
2-3 System Memory Installation.........................................................11
2-4 Intel 810 Driver Installation ...........................................................12
2-5 VGA Driver Installation................................................................12
2-6 Sound Driver Installation ..............................................................12
CHAPTER 3 Award BIOS Setup...................................................13
3-1 Update BIOS Procedure..............................................................14
3-2 System BIOS Configuration Setup ...............................................16
3-2-1 Standard CMOS Features......................................................................18
3-2-2 Advanced BIOS Features.......................................................................21
3-2-3 Advanced Chipset Features...................................................................24
3-2-4 Integrated Peripherals............................................................................26
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3-2-5 Power Management Setup......................................................................27
3-2-6 PNP/PCI Configuration..........................................................................31
3-2-7 PC Health Status ...................................................................................33
3-2-8 Frequency / Voltage Control...................................................................34
3-2-9Load Fail-Safe Defaults...........................................................................35
3-2-10 Load Optimized Defaults.................... ..................................................35
3-2-11SupervisorPassword/User Password......................................................35
3-2-12Save & Exit Setup.................................................................................35
3-2-13Exit without Saving................................................................. ...............35
Appendix A Technical Support Request Form
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CHAPTER 1
System Features
1-1 Introduction
6430M mainboard is designed to run with Intel 810 chipset to enhance the
performance and extraordinary value of the Intel CeleronTM processor-powered
PC. On the other hand, it is mounted with both Slot 1 and Socket 370 connector for
users to make their CPU choice. It supports 66MHz, 100MHz and 133MHz Host
Bus Intel PPGA CeleronTM CPUs. To enhance its peripheral support, 5 PCI slots
are mounted on board, with an optional ISA slot to meet some exceptional users’
requirements. In addition to the incorporated VGA in Intel 810, its wide and
inclusive add-on features are described one by one in later part of this chapter.
Before that, let us see some architectural features of Intel 810.
Chipset Combination FW82810DC100 / FW82810E
With 4MB Display cache Yes
Supporting UDMA 66 Yes
Users should check with your dealer for the right chipset type on your mainboard.
installing VGA driver
+ FW82801AA
7MB
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1-2 System Specifications of 6430M Mainboard
: CPU Support:
u Single CPU, with both Slot 1 and PPGA Socket 370 on board for choice.
u Supports CPU Clock 66MHz, 100MHz and 133MHz (133MHz support “Slot
1” socket only). CPU Clock Ratios from 3.0x to 8.0x (step 0.5x).
u Supports CPUs : Pentium II 233MHz~450MHz, Celeron 300MHz~500MHz,
and Pentium III 450MHz~650MHz.
u CPU Core Voltage 1.30V~2.05V (step 0.05V), and 2.1V~3.5V (Step 0.1V);
CPU~I/O Voltage 3.3V.
u Built-in Switching Voltage Regulator, supporting Vcore autodetection.
: Memory Support:
u Two DIMM sockets on board supporting up to 512MB SDRAM.
u PC-66 / PC-100 compatible.
: I/O System
u On-board Intel 810 Chipset for I/O Control:
FW82810DC100 / FW82810E + FW82801AA.
u Bus Frequency 66MHz/100MHz
u 5 PCI slots on board, compliant with version 2.2 PCI Lo cal Bus spec.
u One Optional ISA slot.
u One AMR (Audio, Modem Riser) slot on board.
u Dual Master IDE connectors, supporting UDMA33/66 for 4 IDE devices such
as high capacity HDD, CD-ROM, LS -120 and tape backup etc.
u Two USB connectors in stack supporting up to 127 USB devices.
u PS/2 Keyboad and PS/2 Mouse connectors.
u One Infrared (IrDA TX/DX) connector.
u One FDD port supporting two Floppy drives of : 1.2MB / 1.44MB / 2.88MB.
u One parallel port for SSP/EPP/ECP mode printer.
u Two 16550A Fast UART compatible connectors for serial and VGA port.
u One Game /Midi port and 3 Audio Jacks for Speak-out, Line-in and
Microphone-in.
u One SB-Link Connector for Sound Card and PCI connection.
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: BIOS Support:
u Built-in VGA BIOS in Intel 810; and built -in Keyboard BIOS;.
u AWARD BIOS in Intel 810, providing CMOS Setup Utilities:
- Standard CMOS Features Setup for Date, Drives and VGA ;
- Advanced BIOS Features Setup for CPU Cache, Self Test, Boot Device,
Typematic Rate , and Security Options etc.;
- Advanced Chipset Features Setup for SDRAM CAS, RAS, System BIOS
Cacheable, and Video BIOS Cacheable etc.;
- Integrated Peripherals Setup for IDE Mode, USB, Audio, and Modem etc.;
- Power Management Setup on Video, HDD, CPU etc.;
- PnP/PCI Configurations Setup for PnP, Reset, Resources etc.;
- PC Health Status Control and Setup;
- Frequency / Voltage Control on CPU, SDRAM, PCI & SSC etc.;
- Load Fail-Safe Defaults ;
- Load Optimized Defaults ;
- Set Supervisor/User Password;
: Board Dimension :308mm x 202mm, in ATX form Factor. with one ATX Power
Connector.
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97 CODEC, you need to set JP9 pin
riser board with
1-3 Features Highlight
1-3-1 Add-on Features for VGA in Intel 810:
: Integrated Graphics Controller
u 3D Hyper Pipelined Architecture.
u Full 2D H/W Acceleration.
u Motion Video Acceleration.
: 3D Graphics Visual Enhancements
u Flat & Gouraud Shading.
u Mip Maps with Bilinear and Anisotropic Filtering.
u Fogging Atmospheric Effects .
u Z Buffering.
u 3D Pipe 2D Clipping.
u Backface Culling.
: 3D Graphics Texturing Enhancements
u Per Pixel Perspective Correction Texture Mapping.
u Texture Compositing.
u Texture Color Keying/Chroma Keying.
u Integrated 24-bit 230MHz RAMDAC .
: 2D Graphics
u Up to 1600 x 1200 in 8-bit Color at 85 Hz Refresh.
u Hardware Accelerated Functions .
: H/W Motion Compensation Assistance for S/W MPEG2 Decode
u Software DVD at 30fps.
u H/W Overlay Engine with Bilinear Filtering.
1-3-2 Add-on Features for Audio:
: Intel 810 ICH with built -in AC’97 controller.
: Supporting HRTF-based 3D positional audio, A3D, Q3D, wavetable, and 3D
surround sound.
Note: If you want to enable the onboard AC’
2-3 closed. But in this way, the AMR slot will only accept a
Modem CODEC and cannot accept another Audio Riser.
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1-3-3 AMR and AC’97 CODEC Controller
AMR slot and AC’97 CODEC are integrated into the Mainboard to enable audio and
modem playback.
AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) slot is mounted on board to connect riser board with
Audio and/or Modem CODEC (AMC/AC/MC Adapters). The AMR specification
developed by Intel provides a mechanism for AC’97 codes to be on a riser card.
To enable the onboard AC’97 CODEC, set JP9 pin 2-3 closed. And in such way,
you can further plug a riser board with Modem CODEC to the AMR slot. Otherwise,
disabling onboard AC’97 CODEC by setting JP9 1-2 closed, you can plug a riser
board with Audio/Modem CODEC to the AMR slot.
See Page A for AMR location on 6430M Mainboard.
1-3-4 Software Power Off Control
This mainboard supports Software Power Off Control feature through the SMM code
in the BIOS under Windows 95/98, and MS -DOS operation system environment.
First, you should connect the power switch cable to the connector “PS-ON” on the
mainboard. In the BIOS screen of POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP’, choose “User
Define” (or “Min. Power Saving” or “Max. Power Saving”) in ‘Power Management’.
In Windows 95/98, if you want to power off the system, you just need to choose
“shutdown the computer?” in the “Shut Down Windows” of Windows 95/98. Then the
system power will be off directly, and stay at the stand -by status. If you want to restart
the system, just press the power switch button..
Note : If you are going to leave your system idle for several days, we suggest you
use hardware power off to shut down your system.
Status Power LED Light Turbo LED Light
Software power off control Light off Light off
APM mode Light on Light on
System running Light on Light on
To locate “PS-ON” header, please see “Page A Quick Jumper & Connector Setting”.
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1-3-5 Modem Ring On
With Modem Ring On function, the computer can wake up by remote signal
through a connected modem. This function enables users to access their computer data
from anywhere in the world. Users have to enable “Power On by Ring” in “Power
Management Setup” of the AWARD BIOS setup screens.
1-3-6 SB -Link Sideband Signals
In order to migrate the legacy Sound Blaster compatible audio to the PCI bus,
EMU8008 incorporates a pair of SB-Link request/grant sideband signals (PCPCIR
EQN and PCPCIGNTN) to interface to the PCI bus. SB-Link is a mechanism that was
defined and developed by Intel as a docking solution which allows ISA slots to exist in
docking stations connected to desktop PC PCI bus.
SB-Link 2x3 sideband header, sound will also
has a 2x3 header and a cable.
PCI 5
REQ#
PCI 4
SB Link
GND
GNT#A
SIRQ
GND
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1-3-7 Ultra DMA 66 Cable (optional)
Ultra DMA 66 cable (40-pin connector & 80-line cable) is packaged while utilizing
FW82801AA chip which supports both UDMA 33 & UDMA 66 on the mainboard . In
other words, Ultra DMA 33 cable is only used with FW82801AB chip And the Ultra
DMA 66 color coded connectors are shown as bellow:
Blue to Mainboard Black to
Grey to Slave
IDE Peripheral
Master
1-3-8 Wake -On-LAN
The remote Wake-On-LAN (WOL) mode of operation is a mechanism that uses
Advanced Micro Device Magic Packet technology to power on a sleeping workstation
on the network. This mechanism is accomplished when the LAN card receives a
specific packet of information, called a Magic Packet, addressed to the node on the
network. For additional protection, Secure ON is an optional security feature that can
be added to the Magic Packet that requires a password to power on the sleeping
workstation. When LAN card is in remote Wake-On-LAN mode, main system power
can be shut down leaving power only for the LAN card and auxiliary power
recondition.
The LAN card performs no network activities while in the remote Wake-On-LAN
mode of operation. It only monitors the network for receipt of a Magic Packet. If a
Magic Packet is addressed to the LAN card on the network, the LAN card wake up the
system. If the Secure ON feature has been enabled, the password added to the Magic
Packet is also verified prior to waking up the system.
You should select two kinds of PCI Ethernet cards with WOL function. One is
Intel and the other is with PME signal supporting. And you can set “PCI PME#
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Function” enabled through “ Power Management Setup” from the BIOS setup screen.
Caution: For Wake-On-LAN, the +5V standby line for the power supply should be
capable of delivering +5V ± 5% at 720mA. Failure to provide adequate standby current
when implementing Wake-On-LAN will damage the power supply.
WOL connector
+
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CHAPTER 2
INSTALLATION
2-1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Before installing the computer, please prepare all components such as CPU, DRAM;
peripherals such as hard drive, keyboard, CD-ROM and accessories such as cables.
Then, install the system as following:
- Put CPU / heat sink (refer to CeleronTM CPU installation guide or see
the following setup chapter), and DRAM modules on the mainboard.
- Plug add-on cards into PCI slots, if needed.
- Connect cables to peripheral devices , especially for COM2 connector.
- Make sure all components and devices are well connected, turn on the
power and setup System BIOS based on your configuration.
- Install peripheral devices , add-on card drivers and test them.
- If all of above procedures are running successfully, turn the power off
and screw the chassis cover to the chassis.
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2-2 CPU INSTALLATION
This mainboard supports PPGA Socket 370 and Slot 1
processors.
The 6430M mainboard has built -in Switching Voltage Regulator to support CPU Vcore
autodetection. That is, It is smart enough to detect and recognize the CPU voltage,
clock, ratio and enables users to set up the CPU frequency from the BIOS Setup
Screen. Users can adjust the frequency through “Frequency / Voltage Control” of the
BIOS Setup Screen.
1. Insert CPU Pin 1 to Pin 1 corner
of Socket 370 and lock it.
CPU for Socket 370
2. Insert Slot 1"Terminator Kit"
to Slot 1.
" Terminator Kit"
Pin 1
Corner
Locking
Lever
Socket 370
B. How to install CPU for Slot 1:
For Slot 1 CPU installation, please refer to “Page B Slot 1 installation” of this manual.
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2-3 SYSTEM MEMORY INSTALLATION
6430M mainboard provides two 3.3V 168-pin DIMM sockets for system memory
expansion from 8MB to 512MB SDRAM. These two DIMMs are arranged to two
banks, please refer to page A.
Bank/DIMM PC-100 Memory Module Total Memory
Bank0/DIMM1 8/16/32/64/128/256MB 8MB~256MB
Bank1/DIMM2 8/16/32/64/128/256MB 8MB~256MB
Total System Memory 8MB~512MB
DIMM type, Size, parity supported:
6 PC-66/100 or higher performance memory module.
6 Both parity or non-parity are available.
6 3.3V, single/double-side.
6 8/16/32/64/128/256Mbytes.
u For either 66MHz , 100MHz and 133MHz host bus CPUs, please use 10ns or faster
and PC-100 compliant modules .
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2-4 INTEL 810 DRIVER INSTALLATION
ØØ INF Files for Windows 95/98 :
1. Start Windows 95/98.
2. Put the All-In-One CD into your CD-ROM drive.
3. Choose Intel 810/820 Inf Files on the Autorun main menu.
4. Then follow the instruction on the screen.
(INF Files that enable the Intel 810/820 Chipsets to be recognized by
listed operating systems. )
2-5 VGA DRIVER INSTALLATION
Install Intel 810 AGP Driver For Win95/98/NT
1. Start Windows 95/98/NT.
2. Put the All-In-One CD into your CD-ROM drive.
3. Choose Intel 810 AGP Driver on the Autorun main menu.
4. Press Next to install the driver.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
2-6 SOUND DRIVER INSTALLATION
Install Sound Driver For Win95/98/NT
1. Start Windows 95/98/NT.
2. Put the All-In-One CD into your CD-ROM drive.
3. Choose Audio Device Driver on the Autorun main menu.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation.
(Please refer to readme.doc file to get more detailed information.)
Install YAMAHA Software Synthesizer For Win95/98/NT
1. Start Windows 95/98/NT.
2. Put the All-In-One CD into your CD-ROM drive.
3. Choose YAMAHA Software Synthesizer on the Autorun main menu.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation.
(Please refer to readme.doc file to get more detailed information.)
Note : the sound driver is not supported under DOS operating system.
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CHAPTER 3
AWARD BIOS SETUP
Award BIOS manufacturer provides access to the system BIOS through the hardware
and software on mainboard. The hardware consists of a Flash ROM (4MB in 6430M
mainboard) and the software is a group of programs that are installed in the ROMBIOS
along with all the other data that should be included into the BIOS.
After the BIOS is updated, if you want to clear the old setup data stored in the CMOS,
then you can reset CMOS as follow.
NOTE : In case CMOS should be reset, first unplug the power cord, then set Jumper
8 2-3 closed for at least 5 seconds, reset JP8 1-2 closed so as to return to normal
position and plug the power cord again.
JP8
Normal 1-2
Reset CMOS 2-3
JP8
+
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3-1 UPDATE BIOS PROCEDURE
3-1-1 BIOS Update:
If the BIOS needs to be updated, you can get a CD with the updated BIOS utility in the
package. The CD includes :
“awdflash.exe” -- BIOS update utility program
“awdflash.doc”
The update procedure is as following:
1. Boot the system to DOS mode in a normal manner.
2. Insert the updated CD to drive D (or E).
3. Change working directory to CD-ROM drive, D or E, which contains the update
BIOS CD. -- Type “d:\” or “e: \”, then press “ENTER”.
4. Type “cd flash”, then press “ENTER”.
5. Type “awdflash”, then press “ENTER”-- for running the BIOS update utility.
6. Type “(update BIOS file name with version number).bin”, ENTER.
7. If you do not want to save the old BIOS, type “N” when the screen displays the
message : " Do you want to save BIOS (Y/N) ?".
8. Type “Y“ when the screen shows the message : " Are you sure to program
(Y/N) ?".
9. Follow instructions displayed on the screen. DO NOT remove the update BIOS
CD from the CD-ROM drive nor turn the system power off until the BIOS update
is completed.
10. Turn the power off. Clear the data in CMOS according to the procedure described
in the previous page.
11. Turn the system power on and test that your system is working properly.
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3-1-2 UPDATE MICROCODE API
Intel also provides MICROCODE API (Applications Programming Interface) for
mainboard user to update data block in BIOS quickly and easily. (You can find this
utility in the All-In-One CD in the mainboard package).
The BIOS code on the mainboards contains data that is specific to each silicon
stepping of the processor. Integrators must ensure that this BIOS stepping data
matches the used processor stepping. When the BIOS does not contain stepping data
that matches the processor stepping, integrators must update the data in the BIOS
before shipping the system. Historically, the systems have been updated by replacing
the entire BIOS with a new revision of BIOS that contains the correct stepping data.
Intel’s BIOS update API allows just the stepping data within the BIOS to be
updated as needed. Mainboards that contain a BIOS with the Intel-defined BIOS
update API can be quickly and easily updated, if required, without obtaining a
complete BIOS upgrade. Using this utility, integrators can easily verify that the correct
stepping data is present in all mainboards. However, if the stepping data requires to be
updated, the mainboard BIOS must contain the Intel-defined BIOS update API,
otherwise a complete BIOS upgrade is required from the mainboard vendor.
Since API program can only be executed under DOS Real Mode , you must enter
Real Mode first and load the API program to Drive C.
To load the program to C by following steps:
(1) Type “ md c:\ api ” and press Enter. Directory “api” is made in Drive C now.
(2) Insert the Driver/Utility CD into CD ROM Drive E.
(3) Then type “ copy e:\api\*.* c:\api ” and press Enter.
(API program is loaded to Drive C now.)
(4) Type “ C:\ api \checkup ” to execute this program.
The main menu should now be displayed with the following four options :
1) Check and load update
2) Specify stepping data file [current : pep.pdb]
3) Help
4) Quit without loading update
Select 1 to know the stepping filename, select 2 to load right patch code, then
select 1 to update proper patch code. Now, the screen will show the message “please
remove the CD from CD-ROM drive”. Then cold boot (mechanical power off) system
to continue. For more information, please refer to “CHECKUP.HLP“ file.
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3-2 SYSTEM BIOS CONFIGURATION SETUP
The following pages explain how to set up the BIOS configuration under the
Award BIOS. The SETUP program is stored in the Read -Only-Memory (ROM) on the
mainboard. To do the SETUP procedure, press the <Del> key when the system is
booting up. The following main menu will appear. Please select " STANDARD CMOS
FEATURE" to enter the next screen.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-1998
Standard CMOS Feature
Advanced BIOS Feature
Advanced Chipset Feature
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
Esc : Quit ↑↑ ↓↓ ←← →→ : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type….
Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
The section at the bottom of the main menu explains how to control this screen. The
upper section displays the items highlighted in the list.
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Control Key Description
UP ARROW
DOWN ARROW
LEFT ARROW
RIGHT ARROW
Move to the previous item
Move to the next item
Move to the item on the left
Move to the item on the right
Esc KEY Esc Main Menu : Quit without saving changes
Setup menu : Exit current page and return to
main menu
PgUp KEY Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn KEY Decrease the numeric value or make changes
F1 KEY Help General help
F5 KEY Old Value Restore the pervious CMOS value from
CMOS
F6 KEY Load Fail-Safe
Defaults
F7 KEY Load Optimized
Load the fail-safe default CMOS value from
BIOS default table
Load the optimized default
Defaults
F10 KEY Save & Exit
Setup
Save all the CMOS changes and Exit setup,
only for Main Menu
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IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None
IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None
1.44M, 3.5 in.
Change the day, month,
3-2-1 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES This screen records some basic hardware
information, and sets the system clock and error handling. These records can be lost or corrupted if
the on-board battery has failed or is weak.
CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984-1998 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Date:
Time: 16:19:20
Ø IDE Primary Master Press Enter None
Ø
Ø IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None
Ø
Drive A
Drive B None
Floppy 3 mode support Disabled
Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All Errors
Based Memory 640K
Extended Memory 64512K
Total Memory 65536K
↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
Item Help
_____________________
Menu Level Ø
year and century
Date . Allows user to change the day, month, year and century, with Y2K support.
day The day, from Sun to Sat, automatically changes when you set the date.
date The date, from 1 to 31
month The month, Jan. through Dec.
year The year, from 1900 to 2099
Time The time format is <hour><minute><second>. , allowing user to set the internal
clock.
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IDE Primary Master; Primary Slave Secondary Master; Secondary Slave
Press Enter to enter next page for detailed hard drive settings:
CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984-1998 Award Software
IDE Primary Master
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter
IDE Primary Master Auto
Capacity 2557 MB
Access Mode Auto
Cylinder 4956
Head 16
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 4955
Sector 63
↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
Item Help
Menu Level ØØ
To auto-detect the
HDD size, head..
on this channel
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD. If detection is
successful, it fills the remaining fields on this menu.
IDE Primary Master If you select ‘Auto’, the BIOS will detect the HDD &
CD-ROM Drive automatically at the POST stage and show the IDE for HDD &
CD-ROM Drive. If you select ‘manual’, please contact your hard disk vendor or
dealer to get the information listed below. Then enter the figure directly and press
<Enter>.
The following options are selectable only if the IDE Primary Master item is set
to “Manual”.
Cylinder number of cylinders
Head number of read/write heads
Precomp write precomp
Landing Zone landing zone
Sector number of sectors per track
Capacity Displays your disk drive size.
Access Mode Choose the access mode for the hard disk. The choices: Normal,
LBA, Large, Auto .
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Drive A, Drive B This category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B
that have been installed in the computer.
None No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25 in 5.25“ PC-type 360KB capacity
1.2M, 5.25 in 5.25“ AT -type 1.2MB capacity
720K, 3.5 in 3.5“ double-side 720KB capacity
1.44M, 3.5 in 3.5“ double -side 1.44MB capacity
2.88M, 3.5 in 3.5“ double -side 2.88MB capacity
Floppy 3 Mode Support This is the Japanese standard floppy drive. This standard
stores 1.2MB in a 3.5” diskette.
Video To selects the type of primary video adapter used for the system monitor.
EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA,
SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters
CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapters, power up in 40 column mode
CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapters, power up in 80 column mode
MONO Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome adapters
Halt On This category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is
detected during power up.
No errors The system boot will not be stopped for any error that may be detected.
All errors When the BIOS detects a non-fatal error, the system will be stopped
and you will be prompted.
All, But
Keyboard
All, But
Diskette
All, But
Disk/Key
The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error. It will stop for all
other errors.
The system boot will not stop for a floppy drive error. It will stop for all
other errors.
The system boot will not stop for a floppy drive or keyboard error. It
will stop for all other errors.
Memory To display what is detected by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS.
Base Memory The POST will determine the amount of base (or conventional)
memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K or
640K based on the memory installed on the motherboard.
Extended Memory How much extended memory is present during the POST. This is
the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU‘s memory address map.
Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system.
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Allows you to choose the
E Hard Disk boot
this function is enabled
and someone attempt to
area, BIOS will show a
screen and alarm beep
Allows user to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard
o write
3-2-2 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES This screen is a list of system configuration
options. Some of them are defaults required by the mainboard’s design, others depend on the features
of your system.
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Advanced BIOS Features
Virus Warning Disabled
CPU L1 Cache Enabled
CPU L2 Cache Enabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled
xProcessor Number Feature N/A
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
First Boot device Floppy
Second Boot device HDD-0
Third Boot device SCSI
Boot other device Enabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Gate A20 Option Fast
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
xTypematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
xTypematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Disabled
Report No FDD for Win 95 No
Item Help
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VIRUS warning feature
for ID
sector protection. If
write data into this
warning message on
↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
Virus Warning
Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempts t
data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep.
! WARNING !
Disk boot sector is to be modified
Type ‘Y’ to accept write or ‘N’ to abort write
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CPU L1 Cache, L2 Cache These two categories speed up memory access. However,
it depends on CPU design. The default value is ‘Enabled‘.
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CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking If Enabled, this function will do ECC check to CPU
L2 Cache automatically.
Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test while
booting. If “Enabled”, BIOS will skip some items under check by POST.
First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device, Boot Other Device Allows
user to select the Boot Device Priority. The choices: Floppy, LS/ZIP/, HDD, SCSI,
CDROM, Disabled.
Swap Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives, choose “Enabled” to assign
the physical drive B to logical drive A and vice-versa.
Boot Up Floppy Seek “Enabled” will test floppy drives and determine whether they
have 40 or 80 tracks.
Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the
numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on.
On Keypad is for numeric keys
Off Keypad is for arrow keys
Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The
gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 MB. If “Normal”, keyboard is
controlled by a pin in keyboard controller. If “Fast”, it is controlled by chipset.
Typematic Rate Setting Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard
controller. When “Enabled”, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) When the typematic rate is enabled, this item will
appear to allow you to select the key repeat rate. 6 means 6 characters per second.
Typematic Delay (Msec) When the typematic rate is enabled, this item will appear to
allow you to set the delay time before key strokes begin to repeat. 250: 250 msec
(500,750,1000)
Security Option This category allows you to limit acces s to the system and Setup,
or just to Setup. Options:
System Password is then required every time the system boots.
Setup The system will boot without password, but access to Setup requires
correct password.
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OS Select for DRAM > 64MB This item allows you to access the memory that is over
64MB in OS/2. The choice : Non-OS2, OS2
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Select Enabled if your Hard disk supports
S.M.A.R.T.(Safe-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) function.
Report No FDD For WIN 95 Set this item to Yes, BIOS will report FDD to Win95. If
in standard CMOS setup, set Drive A to none and set this item to “Yes”, inside Win95,
My Computer and File manager Disk(A:) will show Removable Disk (A:).
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By CAS#
3-2-3 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES This screen controls the setting for the
chipset on the mainboard. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources.
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Advanced Chipset Features
SDRAM CAS Latency Time 3
SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc 6/8
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay 3
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3
System BIOS Cacheable Enabled
Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled
Memory Hole At 15M-16M
Disabled
Delay Transaction Enabled
On-Chip Video Window Size 64MB
* Onboard Display Cache Setting *
CAS# Latency 3
Paging Mode Control Close
RAS-to-CAS Override
LT
RAS# Timing Slow
RAS# Precharge Timing Slow
↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
Item Help
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When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of
This field lets you insert a timing delay between the
CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or
gives more stable performance. This
Selecting Enabled allows the caching of the video BIOS
ROM area, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to
bit posted write buffer to
support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI
SDRAM CAS Latency Time
clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. The choices: 2,3. “2”
gives faster performance and “3” gives more stable performance.
SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc Select the number of SCLKs for an access cycle.
“5/7” gives faster performance and “6/8” gives more stable performance.
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay
refreshed. “2” gives faster performance and “3”
field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.
SDRAM RAS Prechage Time If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the
RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete
and the DRAM may fail to retain data. This field applies only when synchronous
DRAM is installed in the system.
System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows the caching of the system BIOS
ROM area, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to
this memory area, a system error may result.
Video BIOS Cacheable
this memory area, a system error may result.
Memory Hole At 15M-16M Certain space in memory can be reserved for ICH/ICH0.
Delay Transaction This chipset has an embedded 32-
specification version 2.1. The choice : Enabled, disabled space
On-chip Video Window Size Determine the size of memory space that can be
allocated for on-chip graphics device.
The following items are optional for onboard display cache setting:
CAS# Latency The number of clock cycles of CAS la tency depends on the Display
Cache timing. The choices: 2,3. “2” gives faster performance and “3” gives more
stable performance.
Paging Mode Control Close: the GMCH will precharge all during the service of a
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page miss. Open: it will precharge bank during the service of a page miss.
RAS-to-CAS Override By CAS# LT: the RAS-to-CAS delay timing will be the same
as item of CAS# Latency. Override: the value will be fixed in 2.
RAS# Timing This item controls the active time of RAS# and bank cycle time.
“Fast” gives faster performance and “Slow” gives more stable performance.
RAS# Precharge Timing If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the RAS
to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete and the
DRAM may fail to retain data. “Fast” gives faster performance and “Slow” gives more
stable performance.
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UART Duplex Mode Half
CIR Port IRQ 11
If your IDE hard drive
automatic detection of
3-2-4 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS This section page includes all the items of
IDE hard drive and Programmed Input/Output features. See also Section “Chipset Features Setup”.
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Integrated Peripherals
OnChip Primary PCI IDE Enabled
OnChip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled
IDE Primary Master PIO Auto
IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto
USB Controller Enabled
USB Keyboard Support Disabled
Init Display First PCI Slot
AC97 Audio Auto
AC97 Modem Auto
IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled
Power On Function Button Only
xKB Power On Password Enter
xHot Key Power On Ctrl-F1
Onboard FDC Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3
UART Mode Select Normal
x
Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode ECP
ECP Mode Use DMA 3
PWRON After PWR-Fail Off
Game Port Address 201
Midi Port Address Disabled
xMidi Port IRQ 7
CIR Port Address Disabled
Item Help
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supports block mode
select Enabled for
the optimal number of
block read/write per
sector the drive can
support
x
↑↓←→ Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE; On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE This setup item allows you
to either enable or disable the primary/secondary controller. You might choose to disable
the controller if you want to add higher performance or specialized controller.
IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO IDE; Secondary Master/Slave PIO
PIO - Programmed Input/Output, it allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants
and then let the controller and the CPU to complete the task by themselves. This is
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Default is “Button Only”. If “Password” is chosen, the item “KB Power On
ask you to enter password. If “Hot Key” is chosen, the
This item will enable or disable the floppy disk
erial port IRQ. If set to Auto, system will
User can select serial port IRQ. If set to Auto, system will
simpler and faster. Your system supports five modes, 0 - 4, which primarily differ in
timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode.
IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA; IDE Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Auto, will
support the Ultra DMA function. Disabled, will not support the Ultra DMA function.
USB Controller This item allows you to decide to enable/disable the USB controller.
USB Keyboard Support Enabled will support USB keyboard in Win95 2.1 and NT
5.0 or above operating system.
Init Display First This item allows you to decide to activate PCI VGA or on-chip
VGA first. The choice: PCI Slot, Onboard.
AC97 Audio; AC 97 Modem This item allows you to decide to enable/disable the
i 810 chipset family to support AC97 Audio/Modem.
IDE HDD Block Mode This allows your HD controller to use the fast block mode to
transfer data to and from your HD drive.
Enabled IDE controller uses block mode
Disabled IDE controller uses standard mode
Power On Function This function supports 7 “Power On “ modes : Password,
Hot Key, Mouse Move, Mouse Click, Any Key, Button Only, and Keyboard 98.
Password” will appear to
item “Hot Key Power On” will appear to ask you to pick the Hot Key.
On Board FDC Controller
controller.
On Board Serial Port 1 User can select s
assign an IRQ for it. Note : set to Auto is not recommended.
On Board Serial Port 2
assign an IRQ for it. Note : set to Auto is not recommended.
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IrDA,
. Only when you choose IrDA or ASKIR , the screen will
ect IRQ for parallel port When Disabled, the
UART Mode Select This lets you select the Infrared mode. Choices are
ASKIR, Normal, and SCR
then show “UART2 Duplex Mode’ for you to choose “Full” or “Half”..
On Board Parallel Port Let user sel
parallel port will be disabled.
Parallel Port Mode Let user select Parallel Port : SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP
ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port. Choices are 3, 1.
PWRON After PWR-Fail Allows you to choose “Off”, On, former-Status”.
Game Port Address; Midi Port Address The IO address of Game Port/Midi Port.
If Midi Port is fixed, the item “Midi Port IRQ” will appear for setting.
CIR Port Address Allows you to fix the Consumer Infrared Device Port Address.
If fixed, the item “CIR Port IRQ” will appear for setting.
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3-2-5 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP This screen controls the 'green' features
of this mainboard.
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Power Management Setup
ACPI function Enabled
Power Management User Define
Video Off Method DPMS
Video Off In Suspend Yes
Suspend Type Stop Grant
MODEM Use IRQ 3
Suspend Mode Disabled
HDD Power Down Disabled
Soft-Off by PWRBTN Instant Off
PCI PME# Function Disabled
Power On by Ring Enabled
CPU Thermal-Throttling 50.0%
Resume by Alarm Disabled
** Reload Global Timer Events **
Primary IDE 0 Disabled
Primary IDE 1 Disabled
Secondary IDE 0 Disabled
Secondary IDE 1 Disabled
FDD, COM, LPT Port Disabled
PCI PIRQ [A-D]# Disabled
Item Help
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↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
ACPI function This item is to set the ACPI ( Advanced Configuration Power
Interface ) function enabled or disabled.
Power Management This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of
power saving and is directly related to the following modes : Suspend; HDD Power
Down.
Disabled No power management. It means all 4 modes are disabled.
Min. Power
Saving
Max. Power
Saving
User
Define
Minimum power management. Doze =1hr.; Standby=1hr.;
Suspend=1hr.; HDD Power Down=15min
Maximum power management Doze=1min.; Standby=1min.;
Suspend=1min.;HDD Power Down=1min
Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each
of the ranges are from 1min. to 1hr. except for HDD Power Down
which ranges from 1 to 15min. and disable
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When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard
When push the power button, the system
when push the power button, it will enter
suspend mode. We need to push the power button and hold it for 4 seconds to turn
With PCI card supporting PCI Power Management capability
Enabled: when system is in suspend mode, it can be waked up by
When Enabled, two additional lines will be added to the
screen :Date (of Month) Alarm; Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm to let user set the desired date
on at the specified date
When enabled, an event occurring on each device
15], NMI; Primary
ppy Disk; Serial Port;
Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
V/H SYNC
+ Blank
This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and
horizontal sync. ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Initial of “Display Power Management Signaling”.
Video off In Suspend This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
Suspend Type Select the suspend type.
Stop Grant Only CPU enters sleeping mode
Full on Suspend Both CPU and chipset enter sleeping mode
MODEM Use IRQ This item determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can be used.
The choice : 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,NA.
Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices
except the CPU will be shut off.
HDD Power Down
disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-off :
power will be off immediately. Delay 4 sec :
off the power.
PCI PME# Function
and this item setting to Enabled, the system can be waked up by PCI card.
PowerOn by Ring
modem. Disabled: it cannot be waked up by modem.
Resume by Alarm
and time. After power off, the system will automatically power
and time.
Reload Global Timer Events
listed below restarts the global time for Standby mode. IRQ [3-7, 9IDE 0; Primary IDE 1; Secondary IDE0; Secondary IDE1; Flo
Parallel Port.
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Press Enter
Select “Yes” if you are
using a Plug and Play OS.
Select NO if you need the
3-2-6 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION This screen configures the PCI Bus slots.
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PnP/PCI Configurations
PNP OS Installed No
Reset Configuration Data Disabled
Resources Controlled By Auto
Ø IRQ Resources Press Enter
Ø DMA Resources
Ø Memory Resources Press
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled
↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
Enter
PNP OS Installed Select “Yes” if you are using a Plug nad Play OS. Select “No” if
you need the BIOS to confirm non-boot device.
Item Help
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BIOS to confirm
non-boot device.
Reset Configuration Data This item allows you to determine whether to reset the
configuration data or not.
Resource Controlled by The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to
automatically configure all of the boot and Plug & Play compatible devices. However,
this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play OS such
as Windows 95. Choices are Auto and Manual.
IRQ Resources; DMA Resources When resources are controlled manually, assign
each system interrupt/DMA channel a type, depending on the type of device using the
interrupt/DMA channel.
IRQ3/4/5/7/9/1011/12/14/15, DMA0/1/3/5/6/7 Assign to This item allows you to
determine the IRQ/DMA assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot.
Choices are Legacy ISA and PCI/ISA PnP.
Memory Resources “Memory Resources” has two events:
Resources Memory Base N/A
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PCI/VGA Snoop It determines whether the MPEG ISA/VGA cards can work with
PCI/VGA or not.
Enabled When PCI/VGA working with MPEG ISA/VGA Card
Disabled When PCI/VGA not working with MPEG ISA/VGA Card
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3-2-7 PC Health Status This screen shows your in-use PC Health Condition:
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PC Health Status
Vcore
+2.5V
+3.3V
+5V
+12V
-12V
+1.8V
VTT(V)
Voltage Battery
CPU Temperature
System Temperature
CPU Fan Speed
Chassis Fan Speed
CPU Warning Temperature 700C/1580F
Shutdown Temperature 900C/1940F
Item Help
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Menu Level Ø
↑↓←→ Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
Vcore---Chassis Fan Speed These items are to show the in-use PC conditions.
CPU Warning Temperature Default temperature is 700C/1580F.
Shutdown Temperature Default temperature is 900C/1940F.
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If this item is enabled, the unused DIMM and PCI slot
clock will be disabled. If this item is disabled the unused DIMM and PCI slot will still
Use this item to set CPU base clock frequency
After you change the CPU Clock Frequency and the system can not start, please
3-2-8 FREQUENCY / VOLTAGE CONTROL This screen controls the 'green'
features of this mainboard.
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Frequency/Voltage Control
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK Disabled
CPU/SDRAM/PCI Clock & SSC Default
CPU Ratio X 3
↑↓←→ Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
Item Help
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Auto Detect DIMM/PCI ClK
get the active clock signal.
CPU/SDRAM/PCI Clock & SSC
and Spread Spectrum clocking function..
The optimized range of combinations are :
CPU SDRAM PCI SSC
66~155MHz 100~155MHz 33~38MHz On/Off
do the following procedures:
1. Turn the system off firstly.
2. Turn on the system. Then press and hold the “ Insert ” key at boot.
3. Select the proper figure in the item of CPU/SDRAM/PCI Clock .
Save and Exit Setup.
CPU Ratio Use this item to set CPU ratio which includes x 3x 3.5x 4x 4.5
x 5x 5.5x 6x 6.5x 7x 7.5 and x 8.
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If you forget your password, you must clear CMOS first and restart
3-2-9 LOAD FAIL -SAFE DEFAULTS When your mainboard has problems and
needs to trouble shoot the system, you can use this function. The default values loaded
only affect the BIOS Features Setup, Chipset Features Setup, Power Management
Setup and PNP/PCI Configuration Setup. There is no effect on the Standard CMOS
Setup. To use this function, select it from main menu and press <Enter>. A line will
appear on the screen asking if you want to load the fail-safe default values. Press
<Yes> and <Enter> then the BIOS default values will be loaded.
3-2-10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS This allows you to load optimal
settings which are stored in the BIOS ROM. The default values loaded only affect the
BIOS Features Setup, Chipset Features Setup, Power Management Setup and
PNP/PCI Configuration Setup. There is no effect on the Standard CMOS Setup. To
use this function, select it from main menu and press <Enter>. A line will appear on
the screen askin g if you want to load the optimized default values. Press <Yes> and
<Enter> then the Setup default values will be loaded.
3-2-11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD / USER PASSWORD This allows you to set
the password. The mainboard defaults with password disabled. If you set both
supervisor and user passwords, only the supervisor password allows you to enter
the BIOS SETUP program.
Enter/Change password : Enter the current password. And at the prompt, key-in your
new password (up to eight alphanumeric characters), then press <Enter>. At the next
prompt, confirm the new password by typing it again and press <Enter>.
Disable password : Press the <Enter> key instead of entering a new password when
the ‘Enter Password’ dialog box appears. A message will appear for confirming that
the password is disabled.
CAUTION:
system so as to set up password again. See “Reset CMOS” on Page 12.
3-2-12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP This allows you to save the new setting valu es
in the CMOS memory and continue with the booting process. If you select this item
and press 'Y', then these records will be saved in the CMOS memory on the
mainboard. It will be checked every time you turn your computer on.
3-2-13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING This allows you to exit the BIOS setup utility
without recording any new values or changing old ones.
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